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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Durham, NC

The median environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $62,650 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,155 a month.

10th percentile
$46,310
25th percentile
$50,670
Median percentile
$62,650
75th percentile
$65,850
90th percentile
$80,290

Based on 130 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,857 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,650
Federal income tax−$5,338
Social Security + Medicare−$4,793
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,663
Monthly take-home$4,155
Every two weeks$1,918

Does it go far here?

$64,209Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

All environmental science and protection technicians, including health salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina